Founder · Lawyer
José Gaspar
Schwalbach
A member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2009, with a broad practice and particular focus on immigration and nationality, human rights, litigation, civil law and criminal law.
Career
Education and legal practice
Graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon in 2007. In the same year, he began his traineeship with the Lisbon District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association and completed his admission examination on 11 December 2009.
During his traineeship, he was invited by Portugal's Directorate-General for Consumer Affairs to contribute to the study and preparation of legislation. In 2014 he opened his Lisbon office in Chiado, now also present in Campo Pequeno.
Institutional work
Human rights and migration
- Member of the Human Rights Committee of the Portuguese Bar Association since December 2025.
- Member of the Migration Committee of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) since March 2026.
Teaching and training
Academic and conference work
- Guest lecturer at NOVA School of Law — Executive Education, postgraduate programme in Immigration and Nationality Law (2023, 2024 and 2025).
- Guest lecturer at the Institute of Legal and Political Sciences, Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon, 5th Advanced Course in Immigration and Nationality Law (2026).
- Trainer for the Portuguese Bar Association / Lisbon Regional Council in gender equality, the Istanbul Convention, foreign nationals' rights and immigration proceedings.
- Almedina trainer in Immigration Law (2022).
- Regular participant in conferences on immigration, nationality, immigrants' rights, family and discrimination.
Books
Publications
- Direito Digital, Almedina, 2021; 2nd edition, 2023.
- Direito da Imigração, Almedina, 2021.
- Asilo e Protecção Subsidiária, Almedina, 2024.
- Legislação Essencial de Direito da Imigração, Almedina, 2024; 2nd edition, 2026.